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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1938
Page
7
Building permit values in High Point for 1938 surpassed one million dollars in November. The month’s 48,327 boost brings the calendar year total to 1,045,122, with year to date growth of 316,835 over 1937. Inspectors note owner estimates may understate actual costs, so current totals likely exceed one and a half million dollars.
The new altar dedicated at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Lincolnton on Sunday 11 AM honors David Polycarp Rhodes and Mary Thornburg Rhodes through a bronze plaque. Rev. Jacob L. Morgan will deliver the dedicatory sermon with Rev. F L Conrad performing rites. The altar, designed by the De Long Company of New York, cost about 700 and bears religious symbols including Star of Jacob, Ciborium, bursting pomegranate, and Alpha and Omega.
The Boy Scouts seek 5,000 old toys from citizens. Cub and Sea Scout helpers join in collecting Saturday between 9 and 12, with Troops 20 and 7 at the Presbyterian church. Jack Lee and Charles Mendnhall lead, aiming to finish by noon for fire department repairs.
Howard Wood 22 died suddenly at his father’s Springfield avenue home late Thursday night. Born May 28 1916 in Randolph county he moved to Hitch Point 12 years ago. Surviving are E L Wood wife Eula Hammer and siblings Otis Baxter Warren and two others. Body to return today at 4 pm. Funeral set for Saturday 2:30 pm at Pierce’s Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Randolph county.
W. T. Powell took the oath and joined the High Point civil service commission to fill the vacancy from Judge D. C. MacRae. Dr. W. L. Jackson presided at the No. 2 fire station office meeting as the body acted on promotions demotions and demerits for seven city employees. Grady Hemrick was demoted to helper and Hugh Brown promoted. six names were sent to the city manager for volunteer firemen and a truck driver in the sanitary department. Demerits were assigned to Ben Renfrew 300 for accounting, George Henderson 100, Hemrick 260, W. J. Little 50, J. A. Barringer 50, J. A. McCain 50, Eli Jarrett 150.
The Trophy Council of the local Jr. O. U. A. M. elected officers last night including O. A. Bates as councilor James E. Mosteller as vice councilor J. R. Young recording secretary C. W. Cecil assistant recording secretary G. W. Bowden financial secretary W. T. Lloyd treasurer John Skeen warden R. L. Hellig conductor H. O. Wilson inside sentinel B. T. Hartley outside sentinel and R. L. Smith chaplain The new slate will be installed at the first January meeting.
Dr Aurelio Mosquera Narvaez was chosen president by the constituent assembly in Quito. He succeeds acting President Manuel Maria Borrero who resigned yesterday without a stated reason.
The United States reports yearly output of 2000 tons of rouge 4000 tons of face powder 6000 tons of bath salts and 100000 tons of creams and lotions highlighting a large domestic cosmetics industry and manufacturing scale.
The First Evangelical and Re formed church will observe Budget Sunday with Rev. Hoy L. Fesperman delivering a message titled A Heart Searching Question. J. M. Hedrick will present the 1939 budget and plans for the Every-Member Canvass next Sunday.
Tokyo December 2 The cabinet approved the 1930 1940 budget the largest in the empire s history It totals 3 694 752 000 yen about 997 583 000 and excludes China war expenditures which will be met by supplementary appropriations The figure is about 200 000 000 yen below the ministry s initial proposal but 180 000 000 yen above last year s budget
Prof. A C Lovelace of High Point college addressed the Kiwanis luncheon at the Elwood hotel. His sons Marc and A C Lovelace Jr gave a musical program. B W Hackney Jr urged support for next Monday's high school football banquet. Dr P E Lindley and Logan Chitwood led the program. Visitors included P M Stuart and Virgil T Smith.
Some regions use cotton, tin cans, molasses, aluminum, iron, rubber, and surface oil as base components for roads, forming a diverse approach to pavement construction.
Work on the Zuider Zee project yields 900 square miles of land reclaimed from centuries of submersion. The Dutch effort widens coastal territory and promises new farmland and settlement opportunities.
An inspector for the North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art reported High Point beauty shops largely received A grades in the latest quarterly checks. The roster included numerous White shops with scores from 87 to 98 and several Negro shops ranging from 84 to 98, while some facilities remained uninspected or temporarily closed.
An old advertisement promotes Anti Zema for athlete's foot eczema and dandruff scales. The copy mentions sores and relief available by druggist or mail order from Blalock Anti Zema Co Feigh North Carolina for $1.00.
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